CRPF personnel, civilian injured in grenade attack by militants in Pulwama
Srinagar: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the CRPF and a civilian were injured in a grenade explosion in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday, police said. Militants hurled the grenade at security forces near the Tral Sumo stand in the south Kashmir district, a police official said. He said the explosion caused minor injuries […]
JK records 578 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 578 fresh COVID-19 cases, while seven fatalities took place in the past 24 hours, taking the tally to 87,942 and the death toll to 1,379, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 193 are from Jammu and 385 from the Kashmir Valley, they said. Srinagar district reported the […]
Cong leader demands restoration of security cover to mainstream political leaders in J&K
Jammu: Senior Congress leader Tara Chand on Sunday urged the central government to restore statehood of Jammu and Kashmir and ensure proper security to leaders of mainstream political parties to facilitate their free movement. He also asked the Lieutenant Governor’s administration to remove all hurdles for free movement at Lakhanpur — the gateway to J&K […]
Macadamisation work in full swing to provide connectivity to five panchayats in Bhadarwah
Bhadarwah: Around 10,000 people of five panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district are hopeful that their lives are going to change for better as authorities started macadamisation work on Dradhu-Manwa road under the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). Being black-topped at an allotted cost of Rs 717 lakh, the 9.12 km Dradhu – […]
Tharoor’s remarks at Lahore event spark BJP-Cong spat
New Delhi: The BJP and the Congress were engaged in a war of words on Sunday over MP Shashi Tharoor’s remarks at a Lahore event, as the ruling party accused him of “demeaning and discrediting” India and wondered if Rahul Gandhi wanted to contest elections in Pakistan. Hitting back, the opposition party said the BJP […]
30,000 candidates participated in written exam for recruitment in BSF, CISF in J&K and Ladakh
Jammu: Around 30,000 candidates on Sunday participated in the written examination for recruitment in the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, a BSF spokesperson said. The written test of the candidates, hailing from 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir and […]
Special prayer marks the start of Navratri at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in J-K
Jammu: A special prayer Shat Chandi Maha Yagya’ marked the commencement of Navratri festival at the famous shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. The prayer organised by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) commenced on the auspicious occasion amidst chanting of Vedic […]
Living coronavirus found on frozen food packaging for first time: China’s health authority
Beijing: China’s health authority has confirmed the detection and isolation of living novel coronavirus on the outer packaging of imported frozen marine fish in the port city of Qingdao, in what it described as the first detection of its kind on the cold food chain in the world. The authorities in Qingdao, where a new […]